Building a Strong Academic Environment for the Senegalese Youth.
MISSION
The goal of the Educational Development Initiative for Senegal (EDIS) is to build a competitive academic environment for students throughout Senegal, from grades K-12, by providing academic resources and allocating funds to help them persist through college. EDIS offers a mentorship program for students of Senegalese descent living in the New York City area.
OUR VALUES
TEAM OF LOVE
We are a team who appoints love as our leader. We will face hardships as a team and a community, but we will tackle everything with appreciation, understanding, love & respect.
PERSEVERANCE
Never giving up no matter the struggle; no matter the hardships. We will keep pushing and persevering until we reach our goal.
EMPOWERMENT
Empowerment means providing someone with the knowledge, resources, and opportunity to make things happen. We provide individuals the chance to take charge of their own destiny and become confident in identifying their ability and agency within themselves.
LOYALTY
Staying true to everything EDIS embodies. If we find ourselves going off course, we’ll bring ourselves back together as a unit.
UNITY
Unity means acknowledging and accepting everyone’s unique differences, as we are all pieces that make up a whole.
JUSTICE
Justice is the quality of being reasonable, fair or right; fairness in the way people are treated.